JP5024743B2 - Game machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a machine frame installed on an island, a main body frame that is pivotally supported by the machine frame so that it can be opened and closed, and a game unit that can be mounted on the machine frame. A gaming machine comprising: a gaming window that can be visually recognized by a person; and a door body that stores a ball to be paid out according to a gaming result of the gaming unit; and a door body disposed below the gaming window. The present invention relates to a slot game machine that takes a pachinko ball and plays a slot game.

In recent years, slot machines and the like that play slot games by taking pachinko balls instead of medals have been provided on the market. In this slot game machine, due to the increase in the size of the rotating reel, one main body for storing pachinko balls for use in games is the mainstream. And when there is one dish in this way, the amount of storage is significantly reduced compared to a gaming machine having two dishes like a conventional pachinko gaming machine, so the amount of storage in that one dish For example, as described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-267316 (Patent Document 1) and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2002-119718 (Patent Document 2), a reservoir is provided on the back side of the plate body. Things have been proposed.
JP-A-11-267316 (FIG. 13) JP 2002-119718 A (FIG. 8)

  However, in the technique described in Patent Document 1, the storage unit is provided on the door body (openable / closable) side on which the dish body is provided, or provided on the frame body side on which the door body is provided to be openable / closable. Rather, it is not obvious, but rather, in the technology disclosed in Patent Document 1, the state in which the storage unit is connected to the prize ball discharging device that guides the balls discharged from the prize ball discharging device is clearly shown. Therefore, it is natural to think that the reservoir is fixed on the frame side. And when the storage part is being fixed to the frame body side, as shown in patent document 2, when the door is opened, as shown in Patent Document 2, the storage part of the storage part is prevented from falling down. A shutter member that closes the discharge port and the supply port of the dish body in accordance with opening and closing has to be provided, which not only complicates the structure, but also has the disadvantage of requiring troublesome maintenance of the shutter member. The present invention has been made in view of the circumstances described above, and an object of the present invention is to provide a gaming machine including a dish that can store a large amount of balls with an extremely simple structure.

In order to achieve the above object, the means employed in claim 1 will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 1 to 5 and 12, the machine frame 2 installed on the island, and the machine frame A main body frame 3 that is pivotally supported by 2 and can be mounted with a game unit 5 including a symbol rotating device 62 (reel unit), and is pivotally supported by the main body frame 3 so as to be openable and closable. And a door body 4 in which a bowl 18 for storing a ball to be paid out according to a game result of the gaming unit 5 is disposed below the gaming window 11. 4 by operating the start lever 13 in a state in which a predetermined number of balls stored in the dish 18 are taken in by operating a ball insertion button 12 (bet button) provided on the front surface of the symbol 4. Of multiple design rotating bodies The plurality of symbol rotators are stopped by operating a stop button 14 provided corresponding to each of the subsequent symbol rotators, and displayed on the symbol rotators in the stopped state. When the combination of symbols to be played is a predetermined combination, the gaming machine 1 pays out a prize ball corresponding to the combination to the dish body 18, and the door body 4 has an upstream side of the dish body 18. A ball storage tank 20 is fixed to the back surface side of the supply port 17 formed at a corresponding position, and the main body frame 3 has a mounting wall 40 in which the game unit 5 is stored on the front surface side, and a mounting wall 40 of the mounting wall 40. A concave portion 41 that protrudes rearward so as to be a space for the sphere storage tank 20 is formed at an outer position, and an upper tank 48 that stores spheres and an upper tank 48 that stores the sphere at the upper rear portion thereof. Align the ball on the downstream side A guide rod 49 for guiding the ball, a ball payout device 50 for paying out the ball guided by the guide rod 49, and a payout guide passage 43 (award) for guiding the ball paid out from the ball payout device 50 to the downstream side. The ball storage tank 20 is provided with an opening 32 (prize ball opening) corresponding to the lower end of the payout guide passage 43 at the rear of the upper surface of the ball storage tank 20. A side guide plate 33 that guides the sphere received from the opening 32 toward one side of the sphere storage tank 20, and an inclined first bottom surface portion 2 that guides a sphere falling from the side guide plate 33. 4 , the inclined second bottom surface portion 25 that guides the sphere guided from the first bottom surface portion 24 to the supply port 17, and the sphere is full along one side of the side guide plate 33. A swinging plate 37 that is pressed and swings when A full detection switch 39 for detecting the operation, is provided Rutotomoni, the side guide plate 33 and the first bottom portion 24 and the second bottom surface portion 25 is formed in a stepped shape, the body frame of the door body 4 3, the lower end of the payout guide passage 43 communicates with the opening 32 of the ball storage tank 20, and the balls paid out from the ball payout device 50 are transferred from the payout guide passage 43 to the balls. sequentially induced while respectively changing the flow-down direction in the opening 32 and the side guide plate 33 of the storage tank 20 and the first bottom portion 2 4 second bottom portion 25., the supply port 17 from the second bottom surface portion 2 5 And when the dispensed ball is stored up to the position of the side guide plate 33, the swing plate 37 is swung to detect the full tank detection switch 39. Is derived.

  The means adopted by claim 2 will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, in the invention according to claim 1, the side guide plate 33 of the ball storage tank 20 is A main side guide path 35 that guides the sphere received from the opening 32 to the downstream side and a sub side guide path 36 formed on one side of the main side guide path 35 are formed on the upper surface. In addition, a partition wall 34 having a height substantially the same as the diameter of the sphere is projected between the main side guide path 35 and the sub side guide path 36, and the sub side guide path is slightly higher than the partition wall 34. The swing plate 37 is swingably provided above the 36 side.

  The means adopted by claim 3 will be described with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIGS. 3 to 5, in the invention according to claim 1 or 2, the opening 32 and the partition wall 34 are provided. The side guide plate 33, the swing plate 37, and the full tank detection switch 39 that are included are integrated into one unit frame 31, and are formed in the notch opening formed in the ball storage tank 20. 28, the unit frame 31 can be detachably mounted.

In the invention according to claim 1, the sphere storage tank 20 is fixed to the door body 4 on the back surface side of the supply port 17 for discharging the sphere dispensed from the sphere dispenser 50 to the upstream side of the dish body 18, Further, since the lower end of the payout guide passage 43 communicates with the opening 32 formed above the rear part of the ball storage tank 20 in a state where the door body 4 is closed with respect to the main body frame 3, the ball storage is performed. Although the tank 20 moves following the opening / closing operation of the door body 4, since the opening 32 is formed above the rear part of the ball storage tank 20, the door plate 2 and the ball storage tank 20 are separated from the dispensing guide passage 43. However, the sphere stored in the sphere storage tank 20 does not fall down. In this case, as a matter of course, it is not necessary to provide a complicated mechanism such as a shutter member in the opening 32. Further, the balls paid out from the ball payout device 50 are sequentially guided from the payout guide passage 43 to the opening 32 of the ball storage tank 20, the side guide plate 33, the first bottom surface portion 24, and the second bottom surface portion 25. Since the second bottom surface portion 25 is paid out to the dish body 18 via the supply port 17, at least the side guide plate 33 and the direction of the sphere flow in the sphere storage tank 20 are changed. Since guidance is provided while providing a step between the first bottom surface portion 24 and the second bottom surface portion 25, it is possible to prevent the occurrence of clogging. Further, since the switch 39 for detecting the full tank is provided in the substantially sealed ball storage tank 20, when the switch 39 is turned on, for example, by stopping the paying-out operation of the ball paying device 50, The inner space of the ball storage tank 20 is not completely filled with the balls, and this also prevents the occurrence of clogging in the ball storage tank 20.

  In the invention according to claim 2, a main side guide path 35 that guides the sphere received from the opening 32 to the downstream side on the upper surface of the side guide plate 33, and one side of the main side guide path 35. And a partition wall 34 having a height substantially the same as the diameter of the sphere is projected between the main side guide path 35 and the sub side guide path 36. In the normal state, since the sphere received from the opening 32 flows down the main side guide path 35 and is guided to the downstream side, the upper side entering the sub side guide path 36 slightly from the partition wall 34 The swaying plate 37 provided so as to be freely swayable is not swayed, and it is possible to prevent the full tank detection switch 39 from being turned ON by mistake, while the sphere is clogged up to the position of the side guide plate 33. When you come over, cross over the partition wall 34 from the main side taxiway 35 to the sub side taxiway Since 6 is derived spheres turning ON the full sensing switch 39 by swing the swing plate 37, it is possible to reliably detect the full.

  In the invention according to claim 3, the opening 32, the side guide plate 33 including the partition wall 34, the swing plate 37, and the full tank detection switch 39 are integrated into one unit frame 31. Since the unit frame 31 can be detachably attached to the notch opening 28 formed in the sphere storage tank 20, the sphere storage tank 20 can be manufactured very easily.

  A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 14 with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing a state in which the door body 4 and the main body frame 3 of the gaming machine 1 according to the embodiment are opened, and FIG. 2 is a plan view (A) and a front view (B) showing the door body 4. 3 is a perspective view (A), a front view (B), and a plan view (C) showing the sphere storage tank 20, and FIG. 4 shows the internal structure by removing the upper surface of the sphere storage tank 20. FIG. 5 is a perspective view (A), (B), (C) showing the guidance detection unit 30 that is detachably attached to the ball storage tank 20, and FIG. 7A and 7B are perspective views (A) and (B) of the swing plate 37 provided in the guidance detection unit 30, and front views (C) and (D) showing the swing operation. FIG. 8 is a front view, FIG. 8 is a perspective view showing the main body frame 3, and FIG. 9 is a front view showing a state in which each component is attached to the main body frame 3. 10 is a perspective view from the back side of the main body frame 3, FIG. 11 is a perspective view from the front side of the gaming unit 5, and FIG. 12 is a perspective view from the back side of the gaming machine 1. FIG. 13 is a perspective view from the front side of the ball dispensing device 50, and FIG. 14 is a cross-sectional view taken along line AA in FIG. 2 (B).

  As shown in FIG. 1, the gaming machine 1 has a machine frame 2 installed on an island and a game unit 5 that is pivotally supported by the machine frame 2 so as to be freely opened and closed and includes a reel unit 62 as a symbol rotating device. The main body frame 3 to be obtained, the liquid crystal gaming window 10 that is pivotally supported by the main body frame 3 so as to be freely opened and closed and the player can visually recognize the gaming unit 5, the reel gaming window 11, and the gaming unit 5 are paid out. A dish 18 for storing a ball is composed of a liquid crystal gaming window 10 and a door 4 arranged below the reel gaming window 11. Hereinafter, each component will be described.

  First, as shown in FIG. 2B, the door body 4 is formed in a vertically long rectangular shape and is provided so as to be openable and closable with respect to the machine frame 2. In the substantially central portion of the door body 4, a horizontal rectangular reel gaming window 11 is formed so that a player can visually recognize a reel unit 62 that constitutes a part of a gaming unit 5 (see FIG. 11) described later. Above the reel gaming window 11, a substantially square liquid crystal gaming window 10 is formed so that the player can visually recognize the liquid crystal display 61 that also constitutes a part of the gaming unit 5. The front surfaces of the game windows 10 and 11 are closed by transparent protective covers 10a and 11a.

  Also, below the reel gaming window 11, a bet button 12 for setting the number of bets, a start lever 13 for starting rotation of a plurality of symbol rotating bodies in the reel unit 62, and a symbol rotating body by the reel unit 62. Are provided with three stop buttons 14 for stopping the rotation. The bet buttons 12 correspond to single bets, 2 bets, and MAX bets (3 bets), and the bet number is incremented by 1 for each operation. When the start lever 13 is operated, the symbol rotators displayed in the three rows of left, middle, and right start changing display all at once. The three stop buttons 14 correspond to the symbol rotators displayed in the left, middle, and right three rows of the reel unit 62, respectively. By operating the left stop button 14, the symbol rotator in the left column The rotation of the symbol rotating body in the middle row is stopped by operating the stop button 14 in the middle, and the rotation of the symbol rotating body in the right row is stopped by operating the right stop button 14. It has become. In the illustrated embodiment, single bet, 2 bets, and MAX bets (3 bets) are set by the number of times one bet button 12 is pressed. A button may be provided.

  By the way, when the start lever 13 is operated with the bet placed, the rotation of the left, middle and right symbol rotators starts simultaneously. Thereafter, when the stop button 14 is pressed during the rotation of the symbol rotating body, the rotation of the symbol rotating body corresponding to each stop button 14 stops, and the symbol is stopped and displayed in the gaming window 11 for reels. At this time, if a certain symbol combination (for example, a state in which specific symbols are aligned in one row) is displayed on the winning line enabled in the gaming window 11 for reels, it becomes “winning”. The prize is given to the player according to the type of the winning symbol. Examples of the winning award include payout of a prize ball and transition to a gaming privilege (so-called big bonus game, regular bonus game, assist time, challenge time, etc.), and the player executes a bonus game. By doing so, it becomes possible to acquire more prize balls.

  Further, below the liquid crystal gaming window 10 and the reel gaming window 11, a tray 18 for storing balls paid out from a ball payout device 50, which will be described later, according to a game result, and the balls to be paid out are placed on the tray 18. A supply port 17 for discharging to the upstream side is formed. On the back side of the supply port 17, as shown in FIGS. 2 (A) and 14, a ball paid out from the ball dispensing device 50 is provided. A ball storage tank 20 for storage is fixed.

  Also, a payout nozzle 71 (see FIG. 14) of the ball rental device 70 (see FIG. 9) provided adjacent to the gaming machine 1 on the left side of the start lever 13 and above the upstream side of the dish 18. A ball derivative 15 for receiving a rental ball discharged from the door body 4 is formed integrally with the door body 4. As shown in FIG. 14, the spherical derivative 15 has an inclined surface 15 a such that the upper surface is open and the bottom surface is inclined toward the passage port 16 established in the door body 4 communicating with the spherical storage tank 20. It is configured as. The rental balls discharged from the dispensing nozzle 71 of the rental device 70 are once guided from the ball derivative 15 to the ball storage tank 20 and then guided to the dish 18. For this reason, even in the gaming machine 1 of the present invention that is arranged in a state in which the plate body 18 is lowered downward, the rental distance rented from the ball lending device 70 is shortened and the lending lent from the dispensing nozzle 71 is rented. The ball can be reliably guided to the dish 18.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, an intake device 19 is connected to the downstream side of the dish body 18, and the sphere discharged from the supply port 17 flows down the dish body 18 and this intake device 19. It is supposed to be taken in. The take-in device 19 takes in a fixed number (for example, 5) of game balls as one unit, and enables the game machine 1 to execute a game. Specifically, the take-in device 19 causes the spheres of the dishes 18 to flow down in a line and take them into a motor-driven sprocket (not shown). The sprockets let the spheres flow down one by one, and a built-in detection switch A sphere that has flowed down (not shown) is detected, and a predetermined number of spheres are counted. One unit corresponds to one operation of the bet button 12 described above. Therefore, in the case of a MAX bet (3 bets), 15 game balls corresponding to 3 units are taken in by the take-in device 19. It is.

  On the other hand, the sphere storage tank 20 fixed to the back side of the supply port 17 is formed in a hollow shape so that the sphere can be stored therein and the sphere can pass therethrough, and approximately 500 spheres are stored. It is configured to be able to. The configuration of the sphere storage tank 20 will be described with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5. One side surface is a flat surface as a flat portion 21, the other side surface is an arc shape as an arc surface portion 22, and the upper surface is an upper surface portion. 23 is formed in a semicircular arc shape, the bottom surface is formed in a stepped shape as the first bottom surface portion 24 and the second bottom surface portion 25, and the front side is opened as an opening portion 29. Further, mounting pieces 27a and 27b are provided on the left and right sides of the opening 29 so as to protrude outward. The mounting pieces 27a and 27b allow the ball storage tank 20 to be attached to the door plate 4 corresponding to the back surface of the supply port 17. It is fixed with screws.

  The inside of the ball storage tank 20 is formed as a prize ball guiding space 26 for storing and guiding a prize ball, and a notch opening 28 is formed in a rearward portion of the ball storage tank 20. The guidance detection unit 30 can be detachably mounted. More specifically, the notch opening 28 is notched across the rear upper part of the plane part 21, the rear part of the upper surface part 23, and the rear part of the arcuate surface part 22, and the notch opening 28 is shown in FIG. 5. Thus, the guidance detection unit 30 previously unitized can be mounted from above.

  Here, the guidance detection unit 30 will be described. The guidance detection unit 30 includes a prize ball opening 32, a side guide plate 33 including a partition wall 34, a swing plate 37, and a full tank detection switch 39. A single unit frame 31 is integrated. The unit frame 31 is formed integrally with a synthetic resin in a box shape in which adjacent sides of a rectangular parallelepiped are opened. The prize ball opening 32 is an inlet for taking the prize ball into the prize ball guidance space 26 of the ball storage tank 20 facing the lower end of a prize ball guidance passage 43 (described later) formed in the main body frame 3. It is formed on the upper surface of the unit frame 31. Further, the side guide plate 33 is formed integrally with the unit frame 31 so as to incline downward toward the arcuate surface portion 22 which is a side of one side of the ball storage tank 20. A main side guide path 35 positioned directly below the prize ball opening 32 so as to guide the ball received from the downstream side, and a side of the main side guide path 35 formed directly below the prize ball opening 32. A sub-side guide path 36 that is not located at the top of the main-side guide path 35 and a sub-side guide path 36 between the main side guide path 35 and the sub-side guide path 36. Projected. The width of the main side guide path 35 (the width in the left and right direction shown in FIG. 5) is larger than the width of the prize ball opening 32 (the width in the left and right direction shown in FIG. 5). The width (the width in the left-right direction shown in FIG. 5) is formed to be about twice the diameter of the sphere. A side plate 33 a erected in the vertical direction is formed integrally with the side guide plate 33 at the side end of the sub side guide path 36. Thus, since the width dimension of the sub-side guide path 36 is formed to be about twice the diameter of the sphere, the amount of balls in the sub-side guide path 36 at the time of filling is small. There is almost no occurrence of ball clogging.

  In addition, a swing shaft 38 is provided in a horizontal direction above the partition wall 34 and slightly enters the side of the side guide path 36, and a shaft formed on the swing shaft 38 at the upper end of the swing plate 37. A cylindrical portion 37c is inserted and provided to be swingable. As shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, the rocking plate 37 is provided with a circular arc plate 37a on the rear surface side thereof, and the detecting portion 37b protrudes from the upper side of the circular arc plate 37a to the upper side portion. Is formed. As shown in FIGS. 6 (C) and 6 (D), the detecting portion 37b has a protruding portion at the upper side portion between the light projecting portion 39a and the light receiving portion 39b of the full light detecting switch 39 of the light projecting / receiving method. When the swinging plate 37 is in a substantially vertical state without being pressed by the sphere, the detecting unit 37a enters between the light projecting unit 39a and the light receiving unit 39b, and the full-fill detection switch 39 is turned on. When it is OFF (the state shown in FIG. 6C) and the swinging plate 37 is tilted when pressed by a sphere, the detection unit 37a comes out from between the light projecting unit 39a, the light receiving unit, and 39b to detect fullness. The switch 39 is turned on (state shown in FIG. 6D). When the full tank detection switch 39 is turned on, in the case of this embodiment, driving of a ball payout device 50 described later is stopped, and the ball payout operation is stopped. The lower end of the swing plate 37 is suspended to a position where the ball is pressed and tilted by the ball when the ball jumps over the partition wall 34 and enters the auxiliary side guide path 36. A guide projection 37d extending rearward at the lower end of 37 is engaged with a guide arc 31a formed on the rear side surface of the unit frame 31 to restrict the tilting range.

  Further, the bottom surface of the ball storage tank 20 is located below the side guide plate 33 on the downstream side and is inclined downward toward the flat surface portion 21, and below the first bottom surface portion 24 on the downstream side. And a second bottom surface portion 25 which is inclined downward toward the opening 29 and is formed in a stepped shape. The height of the step is smaller than the diameter of the sphere and larger than the radius. As described above, the ball storage tank 20 has the side guide plate 33, the first bottom surface portion 24, and the second bottom surface portion 25 formed in a stepped shape, and the received sphere is changed in the flow direction and the step of the step. Since a certain flow path is sequentially guided from the upper stage to the lower stage and guided to the supply port 17 of the dish 18, the occurrence of clogging in the ball storage tank 20 can be prevented. In particular, when a sphere falls from the main side guide path 35 to the first bottom surface portion 24, the sphere that has jumped out of the main side guide path 35 collides with the inner peripheral surface of the arc surface portion 22, and the arc causes the first bottom surface. It is smoothly guided to the front side of the portion 24. Further, in the state where the sphere storage tank 20 is fixed to the back surface of the door body 4, as shown in FIG. 14, the opening 29 portion corresponding to the guide storage space 26 is formed corresponding to the sphere derivative 15 described above. It is in a state of opening toward both the passage port 16 and the supply port 17 to the dish body 18. That is, the opening 29 in the first bottom surface portion 24 corresponds to the passage port 16, and the opening 29 in the second bottom surface portion 25 portion corresponds to the supply port 17. In the illustrated embodiment, the bottom surface portions 24 and 25 are formed in a stepped shape, but the bottom surface portions 24 and 25 may be configured as continuous inclined bottom surfaces.

  In the sphere storage tank 20 configured as described above, the winning sphere opening 32 of the sphere storage tank 20 is formed on the rear side of the sphere storage tank 20 on the upstream side of the flow path of the sphere. When the sphere is stored in 20, the sphere is gradually stored from the front side of the sphere storage tank 20 on the downstream side. For this reason, for example, when the winning ball opening 32 is provided on the front side of the ball storage tank 20, when the ball is stored, a space is created on the rear side inside the ball storage tank 20, and a large amount of balls Therefore, a large amount of spheres can be stored using the space inside the sphere storage tank 20 sufficiently. The prize ball opening 32 may not be the upper surface of the ball storage tank 20, but may be, for example, an L-shaped cylindrical channel cylinder protruding from the ball storage tank 20. 32 may be formed as an opening facing upward at the rear upper part of the sphere storage tank 20.

  In addition, since a partition wall 34 having a height substantially the same as the diameter of the sphere protrudes between the main side guide path 35 and the sub side guide path 36, a normal state in which the sphere is stored in the sphere storage tank 20 , The ball received from the prize ball opening 32 flows down the main side guide path 35 and is guided to the downstream side, so that it can swing freely above the partition side wall 34 and into the sub side guide path 36 side. The swinging plate 37 provided is not swung, and the full tank detection switch 39 can be prevented from being accidentally turned on. On the other hand, when the ball is jammed to the position of the side guide plate 33, A ball is guided over the wall 34 from the main side guide path 35 to the sub side guide path 36, and the swing plate 37 is swung to turn on the full tank detection switch 39, so that the full tank is reliably detected. be able to. Further, since the switch 39 for detecting the full tank is provided in the substantially sealed ball storage tank 20, when the switch 39 is turned on, for example, by stopping the paying-out operation of the ball paying device 50, The inner space of the ball storage tank 20 is not filled with the balls, and this also prevents the occurrence of ball clogging in the ball storage tank 20.

  On the other hand, even when the full tank state is released, if the ball clogged in the sub-side guide path 36 that is less likely to be clogged with balls is guided downstream along the sub-side guide path 36, the swing plate Since 37 returns to the vertical body, it is possible to reliably detect the release of the full state.

  Further, as described above, since one side surface of the sphere storage tank 20 is formed in an arc shape as the arc surface portion 22, the sphere guided by the side guide plate 33 is smoothly guided to the first bottom surface portion 24. In addition, even when the door body 4 is opened and closed with respect to the main body frame 3 with the ball storage tank 20 attached to the door body 4, the side portion on one side of the rear side of the ball storage tank 20 is the main body frame. The door 4 can be opened smoothly without interfering with the door 3.

  Next, the configuration of the main body frame 3 will be described with reference to FIG. 7 to FIG. 10. The main body frame 3 is formed of a synthetic resin in a vertical rectangular shape, and an opening 47 is formed at substantially the center thereof. Yes. Further, an attachment wall 40 for attaching the game unit 5 is provided on the front side of the main body frame 3 as shown in FIGS. The side wall and the lower part of the mounting wall 40 are formed along the opening 47, but the upper mounting wall 40 is formed at a position above the upper end side of the opening 47.

  On one side of the opening 47, a payout device attachment opening 42 for attaching the ball payout device 50 is formed as shown in FIGS. Also, on one side of the opening 47, below the payout device mounting opening 42, a prize ball guide passage 43 and a ball removal guide passage for guiding the ball paid out from the ball payout device 50 to the downstream side. 44 are formed adjacent to each other. Among these, the lower end of the winning ball guiding passage 43 faces the winning ball opening 32 of the ball storage tank 20 described above, but the ball removing guiding passage 44 bends a side of a recess 41 to be described next. However, it extends downward, and finally communicates with a ball release passage 45 for releasing the ball to the outside of the gaming machine 1. In addition, as shown in FIG. 9, the front surface of the prize ball guide passage 43 and the ball removal guide passage 44 is covered with a cover 43a, and the ball release passage 45 is also covered with a cover 45a.

  Further, a recessed portion 41 serving as a space for the ball storage tank 20 is formed so as to protrude rearward under the prize ball guiding passage 43 and the ball removal guiding passage 44 and outside the mounting wall 40. As described above, the recess 41 serving as a space for the ball storage tank 20 is formed in the main body frame 3 so as to protrude rearward at an outer position avoiding the gaming unit 5, so that there is a depth without interfering with the gaming unit 5. A space for the sphere storage tank 20 having a large internal volume can be secured.

  Further, on one side of the back side of the main body frame 3, as shown in FIG. 1, there is provided a double lock device 46 that locks to the machine frame 2 when the main body frame 3 is closed with respect to the machine frame 2. It has been. A key portion 46a that is operated when releasing the double lock device 46 protrudes from a lower portion on one side of the surface side of the main body frame 3, and the tip of the key portion 46a is formed on the door body 4. It faces the front from the keyhole. The main body frame 3 can be opened with respect to the machine frame 2 by inserting a key (not shown) into the key portion 46a and rotating in one direction, and the door body 4 by rotating in the other direction. Can be opened to the main body frame 3.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 1, the machine frame 2 is formed of wood or the like with an opening at the center, and a front abutment plate 7 on which the door body 4 is placed at the time of closing is attached to the lower part thereof, A shaft support bracket 6 (the lower shaft support bracket is not shown) for pivotally supporting the body frame 3 so as to be openable and closable is attached to one side upper and lower portions.

  Next, the gaming unit 5 will be described with reference to FIG. 11. The gaming unit 5 includes a unit frame 60 that constitutes the outer shape of the gaming unit 5, an effect accompanying the progress of the game, various character information, image information, and the like. Is attached to the front surface of the gaming machine 1 and the like. The liquid crystal display 61 for displaying the image, the reel unit 62 that individually rotates the left, middle, and right three rows of symbol rotating bodies, the display control of the liquid crystal display 61, And a sub-board box 63 in which a sub-board for performing drive control of a speaker for generating sound effects and the like is housed.

  A liquid crystal display control board box (not shown) in which a liquid crystal display control board (not shown) for controlling the display of the liquid crystal display 61 is housed on the back side of the liquid crystal display 61 is the liquid crystal display control. On the rear side of the board box, a game control board box (not shown) in which a game control board (not shown) for controlling the entire gaming machine 1 is housed is provided.

  The gaming unit 5 is fitted into the space surrounded by the mounting wall 40 of the main body frame 3 with the liquid crystal display 61, the reel unit 62, and the sub board box 63 assembled to the unit frame 60 as described above. As shown in FIG. 1, it is attached to the main body frame 3. Then, in a state where the gaming unit 5 is attached, as shown in FIG. 12, a part of the rearward protruding portion of the gaming unit 5 is positioned so as to face the opening 47 of the main body frame 3. Thus, the main body frame 3 can be detachably mounted with the game unit 5 on the front side thereof.

  The outer shape of the machine casing 2 is the same as that of a general machine casing in a pachinko machine, so that the gaming machine 1 can be installed by replacing it with a pachinko machine. . For this reason, it is easy to install on existing island equipment for pachinko machines, so you can mix pachinko machines and slot machines that take pachinko balls and play slot games on the same island equipment, or existing island equipment There is a commercial advantage that can be diverted to the slot machine.

  As described above, the main body frame 3 can be detachably mounted with the game unit 5 on its front side, while the rear tank side has an upper tank for storing a ball as shown in FIG. 48, a guide rod 49 that guides the balls stored in the upper tank 48 while aligning them downstream, and a ball dispensing device 50 that pays out the balls guided by the guide rod 49. Further, in the lower part on the rear surface side of the main body frame 3, a payout control board box 54 in which a payout control board for driving and controlling the ball payout device 50 is housed, various control boards, movable objects provided in the gaming machine 1, etc. There is provided a power supply board box 55 in which a power supply board for supplying a power supply voltage necessary for the operation is housed.

  Next, the ball payout device 50 will be described with reference to FIG. 13. The ball payout device 50 pays out a game ball (prize ball) based on a winning prize, or lends a game ball based on a ball rental command. To do. A ball inlet 51 for receiving a ball guided by the guide rod 49 from the upper tank 48 is provided in the upper portion of the ball payout device 50, and a ball received in the ball inlet 51 is received in the lower portion of the ball payout device 50. A payout member (sprocket) 53 is provided for receiving the ball that has flowed down in the payout device 50 and discharging it as a prize ball or extracting it. A stepping motor (motor) 52 for rotating the payout member 53 is provided on the front side of the ball payout device 50.

  Since the stepping motor 52 can rotate in both the clockwise direction and the counterclockwise direction, when the ball dispensing device 50 is provided in the gaming machine 1, It is discharged as a prize ball as a game result in the game unit 5 by rotation, and discharged in order to extract the balls stored in the upper tank 48 and the guide rod 49 to the outside by rotation in the other direction.

  The ball dispensing device 50 configured as described above is attached to the main body frame 3 as shown in FIG. 9, but when attached to the main body frame 3, as shown in FIG. On the side, the winning ball guiding passage 43 and the ball removal guiding passage 44 are located. The prize ball guiding passage 43 becomes a payout guidance path for prize balls that are paid out by one-way rotation of the payout member 53, and the ball removal guidance path 44 is paid out by rotation of the dispensing member 53 in the other direction. It becomes a guide passage.

  Although the configuration of the gaming machine 1 has been described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to this embodiment, the ball storage tank 20 is fixed to the door body 4, and the door body 4 is closed with respect to the main body frame 3. In this state, the ball storage tank 20 is housed in the recess 41 formed in the main body frame 3. In the state where the ball storage tank 20 is housed in the recess 41, the ball storage tank 20 is positioned below the prize ball guiding path 43 and the ball removal guiding path 44, and the lower end of the prize ball guiding path 43 is While communicating with the prize ball opening 32 formed on the upper surface of the ball storage tank 20, the lower end of the ball removal guide passage 44 communicates with the ball removal discharge passage 45.

  The flow of the ball in the gaming machine 1 configured as described above will be described. The ball stored in the upper tank 48 is guided to the ball paying device 50 by the guide rod 49, and by the paying member 53 in the ball paying device 50. They are distributed to either the winning ball guiding passage 43 side or the ball removing guiding passage 44 side. The balls distributed to the prize ball guiding passage 43 pass through the prize ball guiding passage 43 and are taken into the ball storage tank 20 from the prize ball opening 32 of the ball storage tank 20, and then pass through the guidance storage space 26. It is discharged from the supply port 17 to the dish body 18. On the other hand, the balls distributed to the ball removal guide passage 44 by the ball dispensing device 50 pass through the ball removal guide passage 44 and are discharged to the ball removal discharge passage 45 and discharged from the ball removal discharge passage 45 to the outside of the gaming machine 1. Is done.

  As described above, in the gaming machine 1 according to the present embodiment, the ball on the back side door body 4 of the supply port 17 for discharging the ball paid out from the ball payout device 50 to the upstream side of the dish body 18. In a state where the storage tank 20 is fixed and the door body 4 is closed with respect to the main body frame 3, the lower end of the prize ball guiding passage 43 communicates with the prize ball opening 32 formed on the upper surface of the ball storage tank 20. Since the ball storage tank 20 moves following the opening / closing operation of the door body 4, the award ball opening 32 is formed on the upper surface of the ball storage tank 20. Even if the tank 20 moves away from the prize ball guiding passage 43, the balls stored in the ball storage tank 20 do not fall down. In this case, as a matter of course, it is not necessary to provide a complicated mechanism such as a shutter member in the prize ball opening 32.

  Further, the balls delivered from the ball delivery device 50 are sequentially guided from the delivery guide passage 43 to the opening 32 of the ball storage tank 20, the side guide plate 33, and the upper bottom surface portion 24 to the lower bottom surface portion 25. Since the ball is discharged from the bottom surface portion 25 of the lower stage to the dish 18 through the supply port 17, the ball is guided while changing the direction of the flow of the sphere inside the sphere storage tank 20 and providing a step. Can be prevented. Further, since the switch 39 for detecting the full tank is provided in the substantially sealed ball storage tank 20, when the switch 39 is turned on, for example, by stopping the paying-out operation of the ball paying device 50, The inner space of the ball storage tank 20 is not filled with the balls, and this also prevents the occurrence of ball clogging in the ball storage tank 20.

  Also, a main side guide path 35 positioned directly below the opening 32 on the upper surface of the side guide plate 33, and a sub-side formed on one side of the main side guide path 35 and not positioned directly below the opening 32. And a partition wall 34 having a height substantially the same as the diameter of the sphere is provided between the main side guide path 35 and the sub side guide path 36 so as to project in a normal state. , The sphere received from the opening 32 flows down the main side guide path 35 and is guided to the downstream side, so that it is swingably provided above the partition wall 34 and enters the sub side guide path 36 side. While the rocking plate 37 is not rocked, it can be prevented that the full tank detection switch 39 is erroneously turned on. On the other hand, when the ball is clogged up to the position of the side guide plate 33, the partition wall 34 The ball is guided from the main side taxiway 35 to the sub side taxiway 36. Since turning ON the full sensing switch 39 is swung plate 37, it is possible to reliably detect the full.

  Further, the side guide plate 33 including the opening 32, the partition wall 34, the swing plate 37, and the full tank detection switch 39 are configured to be integrated into one unit frame 31, and the ball storage tank 20. Since the unit frame 31 can be detachably attached to the notch opening 28 formed in the above, the ball storage tank 20 can be manufactured very easily.

It is a perspective view which shows the state which open | released the door body and main body frame of the game machine which concerns on embodiment. It is the top view (A) and front view (B) which show a door body. They are a perspective view (A), a front view (B), and a plan view (C) showing a sphere storage tank. It is the perspective view which removed the upper surface of the bulb | ball storage tank, and was able to understand an internal structure. It is a perspective view (A), (B), (C) which shows the guidance detection unit attached to a ball storage tank so that attachment or detachment is possible. They are the perspective views (A) and (B) of the rocking | fluctuation board provided in a guidance detection unit, and the front views (C) and (D) which show the rocking | fluctuation operation | movement. It is a front view which shows a main body frame. It is a perspective view which shows a main body frame. It is a front view which shows the state which attached each component to the main body frame. It is a perspective view from the back side of a main part frame. It is a perspective view from the front side of a game unit. It is a perspective view from the back side of a gaming machine. It is a perspective view from the front side of a ball dispensing device. It is sectional drawing cut | disconnected by the AA line of FIG. 2 (B).

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Game machine 2 Machine frame 3 Main body frame 4 Door body 5 Game unit 10 Liquid crystal game window 11 Reel game window 15 Ball derivative 16 Passing port 17 Supply port 18 Dish body 20 Ball storage tank 21 Flat surface part 22 Arc surface part 23 Upper surface part 24 1st bottom face part 25 2nd bottom face part 26 Guidance storage space 30 Guidance detection unit 31 Unit frame 32 Prize ball opening 33 Side guide plate 34 Partition wall 35 Main side guide path 36 Sub side guide path 37 Oscillating plate 39 Filling detection switch 40 Mounting wall 41 Recess 43 Prize ball guide passage 44 Ball release guide passage 45 Ball release discharge passage 48 Upper tank 49 Guide rod 50 Ball delivery device 52 Stepping motor (motor)
53 Dispensing member (sprocket)

Claims (3)

A machine frame installed on the island, a main body frame that is pivotally supported by the machine frame so as to be freely opened and closed, and on which a gaming unit including a symbol rotating device can be mounted; A game window that can be visually recognized by the player, and a door body that stores a ball to be paid out according to a game result of the game unit, and a door body that is disposed below the game window, and is provided on a front surface of the door body. In a state where a predetermined number of balls stored in the dish body are taken in by operating the ball insertion button, the rotation of the plurality of symbol rotating bodies of the symbol rotating device is started by operating the start lever, By operating a stop button provided corresponding to each of the plurality of symbol rotating bodies, the plurality of symbol rotating bodies are stopped, and in the stopped state, each symbol of the plurality of symbol rotating bodies visually recognized from the game window Union There a gaming machine for paying the prize balls corresponding to the combination when a predetermined combination in the pan body,
A ball storage tank is fixed to the door body on the back side of the supply port formed at a position corresponding to the upstream side of the dish body,
The body frame is
On the front side thereof, a mounting wall in which a gaming unit is stored, and a concave portion protruding rearward so as to be a space for the ball storage tank at a position outside the mounting wall, are formed.
On the rear upper part, an upper tank that stores the balls, a guide rod that guides the balls stored in the upper tank while aligning them downstream, and a ball dispensing device that pays out the balls guided by the guide rod, A payout guide passage for guiding the ball paid out from the ball payout device to the downstream side, and
The ball storage tank is
An opening corresponding to the lower end of the payout guide passage is formed behind the upper surface,
Inside, a side guide plate that guides the sphere received from the opening toward one side of the sphere storage tank, and an inclined first guide that receives and guides the sphere falling from the side guide plate . When the sphere is full along the one side of the side guide plate and the bottom surface, the inclined second bottom surface for guiding the sphere guided from the first bottom surface to the supply port a rocking plate for pressing has been swung, the full detection switch for detecting the rocking operation of the rocking plate, is provided Rutotomoni, and the side guide plate and the first bottom and the second bottom surface portion Is formed in steps,
With the door closed with respect to the main body frame, the lower end of the dispensing guide passage communicates with the opening of the ball storage tank, and the balls dispensed from the ball dispensing device are removed from the dispensing guide passage. Guidance is sequentially performed while changing the flow direction at the opening of the ball storage tank, the side guide plate, the first bottom surface portion, and the second bottom surface portion, respectively, and is discharged from the second bottom surface portion to the dish body through the supply port. In addition, the gaming machine is characterized in that when the dispensed ball is stored up to the position of the side guide plate, the swing plate is swung to detect a detection signal of the full tank detection switch.   The side guide plate of the sphere storage tank has, on its upper surface, a main side guide path that guides the sphere received from the opening to the downstream side, and a sub side formed on one side of the main side guide path. And a partition wall having a height substantially the same as the diameter of the sphere is projected between the main side guide path and the sub side guide path, and is slightly above the partition wall. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the swing plate is swingably provided above the side guide path side. The opening, the side guide plate including the partition wall, the swing plate, and the full tank detection switch are configured to be integrated into one unit frame, and formed in the ball storage tank. The gaming machine according to claim 1, wherein the unit frame can be detachably attached to the cutout opening.

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